CHAPTER XVI. HAMBURG.

Ancient Legislation.--Ulm.--Legislation from 1483 to 1764.-- French Revolution, and its effects on Morals.--Abendroth's Ordinance in 1807.--Police Ordinance in 1811.--Additional Powers in 1820.--Hudtwalcker.--Present Police Regulations.-- Number of Registered Women.--Tolerated Houses.-- Illegitimacy.--Age and Nativity of Prostitutes.--The Hamburger Berg and its Women.--Physique, Peculiarities, and Diseases of Prostitutes.--Dress.--Food.--Intellectual Capacity.--Religion.--Offenses.--Procuresses.--Inscription.-- Locality of Brothels.--Brothel-keepers.--Dance-houses.-- Sunday Evening Scene.--Private Prostitutes.-- Street-walkers.--Domestic Prostitution.--Unregistered Prostitution.--Houses of Accommodation.--Common Sleeping Apartments.--Beer and Wine Houses.--Effect of Prostitution on Generative Organs.--General Maladies.--Forms of Syphilis.-- Syphilis in Sea-ports.--Severity of Syphilis among unregistered Women.--The "Kurhaus" and general Infirmary.-- Male Venereal Patients.--Sickness in the Garrison.-- Treatment.--Mortal Diseases of Hamburg Prostitutes.--Hamburg Magdalen Hospital. 189